i love israel. i love israel. i have been with israel -- i received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me, incredible. my daughter is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. cheers and applause] mr. trump: in fact, it could be happening right now, which would be very nice. i thank you very much. this has been a truly great honor. thank you, everybody. thank you very much. cheers and applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by tional captioning institute] >> republican presidential candidate senator cruz delivered remarks on the relationship between the united states and israel during an address at the 2016 conference. much of his speech focused on the strategic importance of israel. e spoke for about a half hour. senator cruz: god bless aipac. i'm thrilled to be here with you today and let me say at the outset perhaps to the surprise of the previous speaker, palestine has not existed since 1948. cheers and applause] senator cruz: on wednesday nig

objective the advancement of israel. together 336 of these which are included in the big israel study which went through 4000 tax returns and a great deal of internal documents obtained by foia, 336 of them make up what i'm calling the israel lobby. they are either false narratives about the israel lobby that promotes. noblewoman, americans who are jewish are all israel affinity organization members who support lobbying from these groups. false. number two, americans are evangelical christians are major forces in building this israel affinity infrastructure, false. number three, israel affinity organizations abroad, the first with a great deal of members. false. number five, israel into the organizations are representative bodies. false. and number five, americans who generally favor israel, which is true generally, are also generally favorable toward massive foreign aid packages. false. establishing news media generally help amplify these claims and does generally a great job saying that the major organizations represen

[applause] it was a very dangerous time for israel and frankly anyone supporting israel israel, many people turn down the honor. i did not i took the risk and i am glad that i did. [applause] but i did not come here tonight to pander about israel that is what politicians do. all talk no action. believe me. [applause] i came here to speak about the future of american relations with our strategic ally in our cultural brother the only democracy in the middle east of the state of israel. [cheers and applause] my number one priority is to dismantle the disaster with iraq. [cheers and applause] thank you. i have been in business a long time and have done deals. this deal is catastrophic for america, israel, and all of the middle east. [applause] the problem here is a fundamental. we have rewarded the leading state sponsor of terror with $150 billion and we have received absolutely nothing in return. [applause] i have studied this issue in great detail, a greater by far than anyone else. believe me. believe me. it is a bad deal. the biggest concern is not necessarily that iran will file a b

and it's why we cannot be neutral about israel and israel's future, because in israel's story we see our own. and the story of all people who struggle for freedom and self-determination. there's so many examples. you know, we look at the pride parade in tel aviv, one of the biggest and most prominent in the world -- [cheers and applause] and we marvel that such a bastion of liberty exists in a region so plagued by intolerance. we see the vigorous, even raucous debate in israeli politics and feel right at home. [laughter] and, of course, some of us remember a woman, golda meir, leading israel's government decades ago and wonder what's taking us so long here in america? [cheers and applause] [laughter] but we cannot rest on what previous generations have accomplished. every generation has to renew our values and, yes, even fight for them. today americans and israelis face currents of intolerance and extremism that threatens the moral foundations of our societies. now in a democracy, we're going to have differences. but what americans are hearing on the campaign trail this year is somet

israel is a steadfast and loyal ally. and our military aid to israel is not charity. it is rather furthering the vital national security interests of the united states of america, whether it is missile defense, from iron dome to david sling, or whether it is intelligence and military cooperation, israel provides an enormous benefit to keeping america safe and protecting us from radical islamic terrorists. [ cheers and applause ] but on a very personal level, for me, much of my view of israel is framed in my family story. my father was born and raised in cuba. as a kid, he fought in the cuban revolution. he was imprisoned, he was tortured. my father fled cuba in 1957. when he came to america, he had nothing. he had $100 sewn into his underwear. and he washed dishes, making 50 cents an hour. he paid his way through school, he went on to start a small business. when i was a kid, my dad used to say to me over and over again, when i faced oppression in cuba, i had a place to flee to. if we lose our freedom here, where do we go. and i will tell you, it is an incredible bles

i love israel. i love israel. i've been with israel so long in terms of i've received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me, incredible. my daughter is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [cheers and applause] in fact, it could be happening right now, which would be very nice as far as i'm concerned. so i want to thank you very much. this has been a truly great honor. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. . charles: well, there you have it. donald trump and his long much awaited speech at apec. it was received very well. had a tremendous amount of applause lines here. and we've got a copy of most of the speech. he stayed with it for the most part. i want to bring in a panel. caitlyn berns is back with us, cathy and tammy. what did you think? do you think he answered questions that may be out there? >> i think he did. trump has learned it you don't get a free get out of jail card anymore once you get to this level of being a presidential candidate with regard to making the s

i love israel. i love israel. i've been with israel so long in terms of -- i've received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me, incredible. my daughter, ivanka, is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [ cheers and applause ] in fact, it could be happening right now, which would be very nice as far as i'm concerned. so i want to thank you very much. this has been a truly great honor. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. >> look at it this way, neither john kasich nor ted cruz can say that their daughter is about to have a jewish baby. chris matthews, watching and listening along with us. folks watching at home. if they notice something different about donald trump's delivery, he tonight turned to the tool used by so many politicians, and that was a teleprompter in this venue where words truly matter, chris. >> well, that's right. in the words, matching anybody's standards of a full support for the right, the right-wing position on everything here. he said the embassy should

i love israel. i love israel. soave been with israel for long in terms of i received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me. my daughter is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: in fact, it could be happening right now which is very nice as far as i am concerned. thank you all, inc. you. winky there he much. all, thank you. thank you all very much. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ c-span washington journal, live every day with policy issues that impact you. martha -- representative marsha blackburn. and women's history month. and congressman joel connelly of virginia, who is the cochair of the new democratic coalition. promoting a domestic prosperity agenda and growing that community and achieving political consensus. we'll also talk about today's house hearing on open really and -- on heroine and opioid abuse. that is to state morning. announcer: at treasury secretary testifies before the house financial services committee starting out to :00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. the -- r

and it's why we cannot be neutral about israel and israel's future, because in israel's story, we see our own. and the story of all people who struggle for freedom and self-determination. there's so many examples. you know, we look at the pride parade in tel aviv. one of the biggest and most prominent in the world. and we marvel that such a bastion of liberty exists in a region so plagued by intolerance. we see the vigorous, even raucous debate in israeli politics and feel right at home. and of course, some of us remember a woman leading israel's government decades ago and wonder what's taking us so long here in america. [ applause ] but we cannot rest on what previous generations have accomplished. every generation has to renew our values, and yes, even fight for them. today, americans and israelis face currents of intolerance and extremism that threaten the moral foundations of our societies. now, in a democracy we're going to have differences. but what americans are hearing on the campaign trail this year is something else entirely. encouraging violence, playing coy with white supr

israel is a steadfast and loyal ally and our military aid to israel is not charity. it is rather furthering the vital national security interests of the united states of america whether it is missile defense from iron dome to david sling or whether it is intelligence and militarynu÷ cooperation, israel provides an enormous benefit to keeping america safe and protecting us from radical islamic terrorists. [ applause ] blue -- but on a very personal level much of my view of israel is on a family story. my father was born and raised in cuba. as a kid, he fought in the cuban resolution. he was imprisoned. he was%e tortured. my father fled cuba in 1957. when he came to america he had nothing. he had $100 sewn into his underwear and he washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. he paid his way through school and he went on to start a small business. when i was a kid, my dad used to say to me over and over again, when i faced oppression in cuba, i had a place to flee to. if we lose our freedom here, where do we go? and i will tell you it is an incredible blessing to be the ch

israel is a steadfast and loyal ally and our military aid to israel is not charity. it is rather furthering the vital national security interests of the united states of america whether it is missile defense from iron dome to david sling or intelligence or military cooperation. israel provides an enormous benefit to keeping america safe and protecting us from radical islamic terrorists. [ applause ] but on a very personal level, for me, much of my view of israel is framed by my family story. my father was born and raised in cuba. as a kid, he fought in the cuban revolution. he was imprisoned. he was tortured. my father fled cuba in 1957. when he came to america, he had nothing. he had $100 sewn into his underwear and he washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. he paid his way through school. he went on to start a small business. when i was a kid, my dad used to say to me over and over again, when i faced oppression in cuba, i had a place to flee to. if we lose our freedom here, where do we go? and i will tell you it is an incredible blessing the to be the child of an i

support for israel. you made the mistake earlier and you said the israeli-palestinian issue is not addressed in the 9/11 commission report. i begged to differ with that. the slaughter of 9/11 khalid sheikh mohammad was driven to attack that because a radical ideology. >> mr. blair. >> it because of u.s. support in israel. why are we addressing that sir? >> that's a conversation you and i have to have that we will go to the next question please. thank you very much. >> has the answer would have been that our relationship with israel is one of the main reasons we have a terrorist problem and the israel lobby does not want that message to get out to the american people because it would then force washington to change its policies towards israel. >> what if you found out about why these men did what they did? web motivated them to do it? >> the answer is unknown to most americans because the government and the media have not made it available. here it is. >> i believe they feel a sense of outrage against the

i love israel. i love israel. i've been with israel so long in terms of -- i've received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me, incredible. my daughter ivanka is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [ cheering and applause ] in fact, it could be happening right now, which would be very nice as far as i'm concerned. so i want to thank you very much. this has been a truly great honor. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. ♪ >> donald trump just wrapping up, what, about a 25-minute speech before the aipac committee. earlier he suggested he would be neutral. that speech was not neutral at all. it was a very, very specifically rousing pro-israel speech. let's bring in our cnn national security commentator mike rogers, also our chief political analyst, gloria borger, and ryan lizza and kevin madden and anna na th navarro. mike rogers, that was hardly neutral at all. >> one, he read from a teleprompter, which tells you he and his team realized if you stray away in that speech, yo

and israel-controlled territories. the obama administration, you know, subsequently reiterated the position it does not support settlements, for what that's worth. you can find out more about legislative anti-boycott legislation at righttoboycott.org. anti-bds legislation isn't only in the u.s., of course, israel, itself, has an anti-boycott damages law and france has even criminalized bds. someone arrested last week for wearing a bds t-shirt. living under occupation, under siege, under apartheid, under attack. the tactic is try to stop the debate by intimidating and attacking your opponent, so israel and its apologists are also attacking those standing up for palestinian rights wherever they are. free speech is crucial to free inquiry, open deeb babate and functioning of our democracy especially at universities where open debate on issues of public concern tends to lead our nation's consciousness. campus activism turned the tides of the vietnam war and south africa apartheid and will eventually do the same here. those

not only have i been to israel, i was born in israel and i have family throughout israel, the west bank, the gaza strip and refugee camps around the area. nobody has a deeper appreciation of what american weaponry does in the middle east as i do, precisely because i have seen it in both directions. i understand what it means when one ton american-made bombs dropped on apartment buildings in the gaza strip, killing scores of civilians. so i think one of the reasons that bds exists is precisely because of folks like professor freedman who talk a certain game about settlements, but refuse to actually call for any change in policy that would change israeli behavior. the failure of governments to violations of international law and human rights abuses at the israeli state carries out is the reason why civil society has taken up this objective and is working to use boycott, divestment, and sanctions to make that change happen. let me just say one last thing about the argument that the professor put forward here. --is the same exact argument and you can go back and read the op-ed pieces that w

you stand with israel. and when these terrorists step aside or die or go away, then you can start negotiating with some moderates. deirdre: donald trump's list of foreign policy advisors, that doesn't reassure you at all? >> are you kidding? there's over 100 top generals and officers that have signed a letter about a month ago that swore that they would never vote for donald trump. because they know that this man doesn't know what he's talking about. look about cuba when you asked sam clovis about cuba. his whole position on cuba is because castro didn't meet the president on the plane. what about the fact that they're oppressive dictators? that they have oppressed their people for 80 years. they kill people in prison and kill people just on a whim. this whole notion once the castro's are gone, good people are going to move in? castro's son-in-law are already taking over and running most of the government and they're going to step right in. that's what trump ought to be talking about. not the fact that roul

i love israel. i love israel. i've been with israel so long in terms of i've received some of my greatest honors from israel, my father before me, incredible. my daughter, ivanka, is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [cheers, applause] in fact, it could be happening right now, which would be very nice as far as i'm concerned. [laughter] so i want to thank you very much. this has been a truly great honor. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. ♪ >> more now from aipac with senator ted cruz. he talks about the importance of having israel as a u.s. ally in the middle east, and democracy in the region. this is 25 minutes. ♪ [applause] cruz: god bless aipac. i'm thrilled to be with you here today and let me say at the outset, perhaps to the surprise of a previous speaker, palestine has not existed since 1948. on wednesday night of this week, in synagogues across the world, jewish people will read the megillah, which tells the story of purim, the miraculous rescue of the jewish people from the ha

they recognize the strategic hinge with israel and that america and israel's interests are tightly intertwined, despite our inevitable disagreements, from time to time. we share a common interest in the middle east, the unrelenting resistance to iran's attempt to develop nuclear weapons. in march of 2015, when the prime minister spoke out against the iran nuclear deal wildfire a joint session of congress, i flew to washington and stood tonight floor of the house of representatives that was in session, the first time i had visited since we had been in session in 15 years. and i did it to show my respect, my personal respect to the people of israel. and i want you all to know that i have called for the suspension of the u.s.'s participation in the iran nuclear deal in reaction to iran's recent ballistic missile tests. [ applause ] >> these tests were both a violation of the spirit of the nuclear deal and provocations that can no longer be ignored. one of the missiles tested, had printed on it in hebrew, can you believe this, "israel must be extermuated." and i will instantly gather the world and

israel must be exterminated. i will instantly gather the world and lead us to reapply sanctions if iran violates one thought of that nuclear deal, we must put the sanctions back on them as the world community together. let me also tell you, no amount of money being made by a business will stand in the need of israel. no amount of money can push us in the wrong direction. and i want you to be assured that in a kasich administration, there will be no more delusional agreements with self-declared d enemies, no more. >> as the candidate in this race with the deepest and far reaching policy ladies and gentlemen, i don't need on the job training. i have lived these matters for decades, run day and on day one in the oval office, i will have in place a solid team of experienced and dedicated people that will implement a long term strategic program to ensure the security and safety of this country and that of its allies such as israel. i will lead and make decisions and my national security appointees will work tirelessly

we can not be neutrality about israel and israel's future because in israel's story we see our own and the story of all people who struggle for freedom and self-determination. there are so many examples. we look at the pride parade in tel aviv, one of the biggest and most prominent in the world. [applause] and we marvel that such a bastion of liberty exists in a region so plagued by intolerance. we see vigorous, even raucous debate in israeli politics and feel right at home. of course some of us remember a woman, gold today meier, leading disrail's government decades ago and wonder what is taking us so long here in america. [cheers and applause] we can not rest on what previous generations accomplished. every generation has to renew our values and yes, even fight for them. today americans and israelis face currents of intolerance and extremism that threaten the moral foundations of our societies. now in a democracy we're going to have differences. but what americans are hearing on the campaign trail this year is something else entirely. encouraging violence, playing coy with white supr

a revenge operation of israel nothing to do with fighting terror or the security of israel and then i would love to introduce the congressmen and women to the victims of the recent months. those that were executed, part of them or most of them without any sufficient reason. i've introduced to them in american citizen, 16-years-old. maybe they would care more about an american. the army claims he came to a checkpoint weeks ago and had a knife. 60-years-old with a background that makes the belief that he wanted to stab a soldier almost impossible. he came to the village and was born here in tampa, florida. he had plans and dreams to go back to study medicine. did he go really to stab a soldier, did he in danger the soldier, was there only one choice to shoot him dead and with three or four bullets, wasn't there any other choice? is there any definition but execution and in this example we have on a daily basis in the recent months american congressmen should know that austin and in israel right now is the cheapest ever with everything we went through that wasn't so cheap was easy to kil

there's nobody more pro-israel than i am. we have to protect israel. israel is so important to us. >> what do the palestinians need to do for a u.s. president to be neutral in trying to achieve a peace agreement? >> i would love to achieve a peace agreement. >> what do the palestinians need to do? >> they have to end terror, okay. they have to stop with the terror because what they're doing with the missiles and with the stabbings and with all of the other things that they do, it's horrible and they have got to -- it's got to end. now, i have many, many friends from israel and jewish friends. everybody wants to see peace. it seems to me the all-time olympics in peace in a deal. can you make that deal between israel and the palestinians. i think the answer is maybe. i never say that. >> what else do they have to do besides stopping terror? >> i think a primary thing is stopping terror. if you look at what's going on, a primary thing is stopping terror. by the way, in another hour, i'm going to be explaining exactly what i think they have to do and what

first, it ain't in israel. nor could it be, unless the world was at war and all bets were off. .com to that scenario in a minute. under any other conceivable scenario the u.s. will never land meaningful military forces on the unsinkable middle east aircraft carrier of israel that's a phrase used by some of my neoconservative colleagues. every instance of use of force by the u.s. in the region to date has proven that reality beyond a shadow of a doubt. so what exactly is the hard power? it's in qatar com conference involving competence on arabia, kuwait, oman, djibouti, and a whole host of other lesser places but the largest u.s. air force conflict on earth, for example, by some measures is in qatar. the most powerful fleet headquarters in the u.s. arsenal the fifth is in bahrain. the land based aircraft carrier, if there is one, is kuwait and that israel as both gulf wars have proven. as a matter of fact, my comment during the first gulf war when it landed over half a million euros soldiers at all those blogs w

i am very pro-israel. i've always been pro-israel. i have many awards from israel. many, many awards. i've contributed a lot of money to israel. there's nobody more pro-israel than i am. >> what do the palestinians need to do for u.s. president to be neutral in trying to achieve a peace agreement? >> i would love to achieve a peace agreement. >> what do the palestinians need to do? >> they have to end terror. they have to stop with the ter op because what they are doing with the missiles and the stabbings and all of the other things they do, it's horrible. and they've got to -- it's got to end. now i have many, many friends from israel and jewish friends. everybody wants to see peace. it seems to be the all-time olympics in peace -- in a deal. can you make that deal between israel and the palestinians? i think the answer is maybe. >> what else can they do besides stopping terror. >> the primary thing is stopping terror. one thing they have to do is stop the stabbings, the weapons, the military. what they are doing is incredible. they killed a young man, a young sold

i love israel. i love israel. i have been with israel so long in terms of i have received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me, incredible. my daughter ivanka is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [cheers and applause] in fact, it could be5mj4(p&c@ happening right now, which would be very nice as far as i'm concerned. so i want to thank you very much. this has been a truly great honor. thank you, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. ♪ ♪ >> donald trump addressing aipac, the conference -- the conference in washington, d.c. talking 'a number of different things, including moving the capital of israel to jerusalem. a number of standing ovations throughout this speech, in which he talked about the state of israel and protecting it from iran and other enemies. let's go back to the verizon center and my colleague james rosen, chief washington correspondent. james, your thoughts on the day. you have seen all of these speeches. >> well, this was an electrifying moment. it wasn't clear

that's 16 israel. developed in the industry defense industries with israeli minds and hearts, knowledge and spirit. the helmet or whatever. and we have a israeli pile up in the cockpit, highly motivated, highly educated. and we believe that sharing our advantages with our neighbors. we try very hard. the palestinian enjoy our economy, i mentioned it. the other countries will be able to enjoy. the countries share with us enjoying our advantages. they're ready to share. but, no doubt that looking around from our country to the entire middle east, standing is an example, which i do it every couple of months, looking to the east, unfortunately, the color which is dominating is black and gray, smoke, fire. and our side and we are ready to share it, actually, we support the villages across the border, providing them unity and support. as we jews we cannot avoid it. we can't ignore it, food, blankets in the winter, oil, all the needs. so we're ready to share. . we should get rid of this reluctance of recogniz

i know that i do, and it's why we cannot be neutral about israel and israel's future, because in israel's story, we see our own, and the story of all people who struggle for freedom and self-determination. there's so many examples. you know, we look at the pride parade in tel aviv, one of the biggest and most prominent in the world. [ applause ] and we marvel that such liberty exists in a region so plagued by intolerance. we see the vigorous debate in israeli politics and feel right at home. and, of course, some of us remember a woman leading israel's government decades ago and wonder what's taking us so long here in america? [ applause ] >> but we cannot rest on what previous generations have accomplished. every generation has to renew our values, and, yes, even fight for them. today americans and israelis face currents of intolerance and extremism that threaten the moral foundations of our societies. now, in a democracy we're going to have differences. but what americans are hearing on the campaign trail this year is something else entirely, encouraging violence, playing coy with white

i love israel. i love israel. i have been with israel for so long in terms of i received some of my greatest honors from israel. my father before me. my daughter is about to have a beautiful jewish baby. [cheers and applause] mr. trump: in fact, it could be happening right now which is very nice as far as i am concerned. thank you all, thank you. thank you all very much. ♪ >> from the next "washington journal," representative marsha blackburn on the president's trip to cuba. her words on the selected investigative committee on infant lies and women's history month. then, more of the president's cuba trip with joe connelly, a member of the government reform committee. he will also talk about the new democrat coalition, promoting a centrist, domestic agenda. "washington journal" is live every morning at the clock a.m. eastern on c-span, and you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >> coming out today, arizona holds its presidential primary. caucuses for both parties and i

to undermine israel or settlement activities. to be frank, israel's government has a systematic process of expanding settlement and seizing land. b.b. thinks it can be accommodated. i don't. trends are moving in the opposite direction. toward a one state reality which is a reality that is dangerous. [applause] v.p. biden: folks, that is in direct conflict with the goal we share of assuring israel's future as a secure jewish and democratic state. as i tell everyone, i never tell anyone their business. all i can do is say what i believe to be. their truth as a relates to arbors as well. we stress to both parties they need to take meaningful steps to demonstrate their commitment to a two state solution that extends beyond words. things must begin to happen now to build confidence. i know he is talking about it. i heard it being talked about on the palestinian side. there has to be a little show me. this cannot continue to erode. i know that is not a message that is particularly welcome, but nobody ever doubts -- i mean what i say. s

our real enemy is not only israel. it's totally backed by america. >> would you take action against americans and american interests? >> do you expect me to tell you? [laughter] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> within two years the portrait of the articulate palestinian comando disappeared almost completely as media investigations into the root cause of the violence. >> it's now said that there were 11 hostages, they're now gone. >> presenting palestinians as freedom fighters or even as terrorists was gone in the blink of an eye. >> in every case it was said that those who oppose israel are against the forces of goodness in the world. they're evil. >> and take back to honor the evil god. >> and so arabs come out very badly in the scenario. >> those who were in conflict with israel were in conflict with god. >> if america does not stop pressuring israel to give up land, i believe that god will bring this nation into judgment because i believe what this book says. >> jews invented the idea of being chosen. i have muslims. [laughter] >> go

he says i have a deep connection to israel, regarding security for palestinians, all of israel's right to exist and he went after the gulf states and i would like to read you what he said. he said the major powers in the region especially the gulf states have to take greater responsibility for the future of the middle east. countries like qatar, owners of al jazeera television, which intends to spend up to $200 billion to host the 2022 world cup, can do more to contribute to the fight against i.s.i.l. they have $200 billion to host a soccer event yet have done very little to fight i.s.i.l. bernie sanders, on the qataris, antonio. >> thank you john. for our in context segment we're joined by doug waxman, author of a new book, trouble in the tribe, the american jewish conflict over israel. doug always good to see you. if you had listened to the politicians, i'll play off your book, would you have thought there was no conflict over israel. >> aipac, the audience most strongly supportive of israel, most uncritical in their support for israel and particularly for israel's current government

israel is an island of stability in the region. let's imagine that israel doesn't exist. you can imagine how many refugees might come from many countries in the region, from syria and -- not just from syria and iraq, but africa countries and others. and you know -- and in order to keep this island of stability, israel should be supported. supported politically, should be supported security wise, that's a lot of money, not to compare to the expenses of the wars around us. , as do share information we do share experience and technology as i mentioned, so this island of stability should be supported and we do enjoy the congress' support. so i don't have to recommend the congress, i have to recommend to other elements in the region and beyond. >> i think we can take one final question. yes, in the back, second row. actually, last row, i guess. >> thank you. i'm from russian news agency, mr. minister, do you have any information or evidence of transferring russian weapons from syria to hezbollah? there was some concerns about it , do you share these concerns? and also, what ca

they cannot cross into israel for work or to go to the west bank. and the only exist is through egypt where people spend days at the border. felt like i left another country, you know? >> you went to another country. >> so you think i did the right thing? >> oh, forget it. >> forget it? >> yeah. >> they'll lynch you. you know? because they don't have too many trees. i don't know where they'll handing you from. >> i'm always eager to ome he becausehis smy he. d then wn i g back, take with me a lot of guilt leaving these people behind. >> when are we going to get to the humane level? people should be incensed. not just the palestinians. we should fight arabs and jews to preserve that. >> my opinion is that both sides, people are tired, fatigued and brainwashed and they will not reeble in a way that they would march? the streets. people are saying i care about my four corners and my garden, and it's out of my control and i don't see this rebellion happening. >> clearly i'm the optimist of 2002 of us. in fact, i believe that rather than creating two sep

-- best for israel's interests. well, all except for one, senator bernie sanders. he's the one jewish man running for president. he's skipping the aipac conference. aipac, of course, is the american israel public affairs committee. this is a bipartisan organization that's a pro-israel lobby, but bernie sanders says, you know what? i'm traveling to all three states that held to the polls tomorrow. hillary clinton, though, has already spoken. she was the first of the group to take the stage. she used the opportunity to attack the republican front-runner's ever changing mind. >> america can't ever be neutral when it comes to israel's security or survival. we can't be neutral when rockets rain down on residential neighborhoods, when civilians are stabbed in the street, when suicide bombers target the innocent. some things aren't negotiable. and anyone who doesn't understand that has no business being our president. [applause] liz: an absolute swipe at donald trump. let's bring in israel's ambassador to the u.n., danny d

people of israel. who are they to negotiate with? a palestinian authority whose leader is still celebrating the killers and terrorists as great martyrs? who are they supposed to negotiate with? a palestinian authority who has repeated lly rejected some of t most generous offers of peace made by israeli leaders over the last decade? who are they supposed to negotiate with? a palestinian authority who teaches children from the youngest of age that killing jews is a glorious thing? a palestinian authority who celebrates the stabbing and killing of people, often based on baseless rumors they spread about activity on the temple mount. who are they supposed to negotiate with? a palestinian authority that has joined arms with hamas and a unity government. we all wish there was an agreement that can be reached, but right now, conditions do not exist. and forcing israel to the negotiating table as apparently donald trump intends to do, only further weakens israel and only further emboldens their enemies. >> let

mind you, not a state next to israel, but a state instead of israel. a security council resolution to pressure israel would further harden palestinian positions and thereby, it could actually kill the chances of peace for many m any years. and that is why i hope the united states will maintain its long-standing position to reject such a u.n. resolution. i was glad to hear the presidential candidates from both parties reaffirm this basic principle. won't come through u.n. security council resolutions, but through direct negotiations between the parties. the best formula for achieving twoe remains two states for peoples, in which a demilitarized palestinian state finally recognizes the jewish state. now, i know there's some skepticism about my views on this. so let me state unequivocally, and here's the acid test -- i am ready to begin such negotiations immediately, without preconditions, anytime, anywhere. that's a fact. but president abbas is not ready to do so. that's also a fact.

it is why we cannot be neutral about israel and israel's future, because in israel's story, we see our own. and the story of all people who struggle for, rita and self -- for freedom and self-determination. there's so many examples. we look at the pride parade in tel aviv, one of the biggest and most prominent in the world. [applause] hillary clinton: and we marveled that such a bastion of liberty exists in a region so plagued by intolerance. we see the figures, even raucous debates in israeli politics, and feel right at home. [laughter] hillary clinton: of course, some leadingmember a woman israel's government decades ago, and wonder, what is taking us along here in america? [applause] hillary clinton: but we cannot rest on what previous generations have accomplished. every generation has to renew our values, and yes, even fight for them. today, americans and israelis of intolerance and extremism that threatens moral foundations of our society. in a democracy, we are going to have differences. but what americans are hearing on the campaign trail this year is something else entirely. e

trump insisting he is absolutely pro israel. but today's apec conference provided a platform for his chief rival as well, especially hillary clinton to attack the republican front-runner. we're going to go to apec very quickly. ted cruz, senator cruz talking there right now as you see. let's listen in. [clapping] >> on wednesday night of this week, in synagogues across the world, jewish people will read the magilla, which tells the story of the miraculous rescu rescue. the miraculous rescue of the jewish people from the hands of a wicked persian king. when the evil doer plots to kill the jews, he describes them as a nation that is scattered and spread out. the town that teaches that the jewish people at the time was divided amongst themselves and that the lesson is that when the force is good or divided, evil can prevail. but when we come together in unity together, we can defeat tyranny. today we are facing a similar time of challenge for america and for israel. but today i give you a word of hope. in the next few months, we wi

i am pro israel. i was the grand marshall, not so long ago, of the israeli day parade down 5th avenue. i've made massive contributions to israel. i have a lot of -- i have tremendous love for israel. i happen to have a son-in-law and a daughter that are jewish, okay, and two grandchildren that are jewish. but i will tell you, i think if we're going to ever negotiate a peace settlement, which every israeli wants, and i've spoken to the toughest and the sharpest, they all want peace, i think it would be much more helpful -- i'm a negotiator. if i go in, i'll say i'm pro israel. and i've told that to everybody and anybody that would listen. but i would like to at least have the other side think i'm somewhat neutral as to them so that we can maybe get a deal done. maybe we can get a deal. i think it's probably the toughest negotiation of all time. but maybe we can get a deal done. and, by the way, just so you understand, as far as iran, i would have never made that deal. i think it's maybe the world worst

what can the world learn from israel? and how israel has kept that country alive. the former israeli ambassador to the united nations, dan gillerman, live next on "countdown." ♪ ♪ you pay your car insurance premium like clockwork. month after month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise... your insurance company tells you to pay up again. why pay for insurance if you have to pay even more for using it? if you have liberty mutual deductible fund™, you could pay no deductible at all. sign up to immediately lower your deductible by $100. and keep lowering it $100 annually, until it's gone. then continue to earn that $100 every year. there's no limit to how much you can earn and this savings applies to every vehicle on your policy. call to learn more. switch to liberty mutual and you could save up to $509. call liberty mutual for a free quote today at see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. liz: breaking news, a huge crowd gathering right now at this hour in a suburb of belgium, actually, that may

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-israel relationship? >> our relationship, talking about the relationship between united states and state of israel, are connected by open channels on a daily basis, intelligence sharing know-how, experience, technologies. when it comes to certain challenges, we might have differences. the big difference, our approach to the deal with iran. we do have differences regarding what should have been done in syria, what should be done in syria. the fact is this regime in tehran has become central party in order to solve the problems in the middle east. why? because they are ready to fight daesh. to allow them to gain hegemony in the region and this is the case so far, because i would say the shiite radical axis led by iran, hezbollah in lebanon, the houthis in yemen, shiite elements in bahrain, saudi arabia, this axis is exploiting the deal now to gain hegemony. for sure the hegemony in tehran, in a way hegemony in baghdad with the government, hegemony in beirut regarding hezbollah and now there is going to be h

in israel this week. i know that next week, the defense minister of israel is going to be in washington meeting with his defense counterpart, secretary of defense ashton carter and hopefully they will solidify some sort of agreement because israel does have some very serious threats, significant threats in the region, is threatened by a civil war that's raging in syria right next door, we have i.s.i.s. right around the corner from israel, there are significant missile threats coming from israel's north, hezbollah in the north, iran in the east, iran has been testing long range ballistic missile range 2,000 kilometers that can reach israel. these are very serious threats and i think the relationship between united states and israel will certainly withstand latest flare-up over netanyahu's cancelled visit. >> guy zif, good to have you with us. thank you. >>> the prison program, and five years after the melt downtowns of the fukushima nuclear plan, the communities that remain abandoned and the signs of hope

israel, somewhat to the boycott and divestment and sections campaign that brought down israel and the united states as the closest ally, which was the apartheid regime in south africa. now you can surly raise objections to the tactic of boycotting israel, and lots of pepeople have, but to render it illegal depends upon this grotesque equating of an advocacy of a boycott of israel with anti-semitism, and insane because anti-summit is him should be banned from universities and private institutions, that it should be literally outlawed to ban advocating the boycott of israel as well and people in europe are being arrested for advocating a boycott of israel. students in american universities are being sanctioned and punished for doing so. what hitler clinton did was go before aipac and pander as grotesquely as she typically does by affirming this line that if you malign the government of israel, and support a boycott of it in opposition to their decade-long occupation of the palestinians, it means essentially your guilty of aligning the jewish people. she is conflating the government of i

-israel relationship going strong. you know, as a senator from new york, and secretary of state -- [applause] -- i have had the privilege of working closely with aipac members to strengthen and even -- deepen american ties with israel. we may not have always agreed on every detail, but we have always shared an unwavering, unshakable commitment to our alliance, and to israel's future as a secure and democratic homeland for the jewish people. [applause] your support helped us expand security and intelligence, cooperation, developed the missile defense system, build a global coalition to impose the toughest sanctions in history on iran, and so much more. since my first visit to israel 35 years ago, i have returned many times, and made many friends. i have worked with and learned from some of israel great leaders, although i don't think someone ever forgive me for banishing him to the white house balcony when he wanted to smoke. [laughter] now i am a candidate for president. [applause] i know that all of you understand wha